00:00Talat Mi-kona
00:02Hamma Ar-Shee
00:04Jammao
00:05Yawwa
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00:27Talat Ma-Arruz
00:29You are wrong.
00:31You are wrong.
00:33Amen.
00:35Amen.
00:52You are wrong.
00:54You are wrong.
00:58It's not exactly right.
01:00Amen.
01:02Amen.
01:03Amen.
01:04Amen.
01:14Amen.
01:17Amen.
01:17Amen.
01:19Amen.
01:21Amen.
01:21We are going to make a difference.
01:50And we're all watching!
01:53Let's go!
02:32March 4th, 2026.
02:34In the Indian Ocean, just 19 nautical miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, a torpedo is launched from beneath
02:41the waves.
02:41The target? The Iris Denna.
02:44At least 87 sailors dead, 61 more missing.
02:48The submarine that fired? The USS Charlotte.
02:53And Donald Trump? He couldn't wait to talk about it.
02:56Speaking to reporters after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Trump declared,
03:02Their military is destroyed. Their whole Navy is underwater.
03:06You know that 158 ships are gone. Their Navy is gone. Most of their mine droppers are gone.
03:13He didn't stop there.
03:14In separate remarks to Fox News, Trump said,
03:17We have sunk all Iranian ships and destroyed most missile launch platforms, with only 20% remaining.
03:25Strong words. Big numbers.
03:27But were they true?
03:29And that brings us to the man at the center of today's video.
03:32Major General Amir Hatami, commander in chief of Iran's army, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war.
03:39They're saying that we have completely eliminated your Navy.
03:43This naval force, which they have repeatedly claimed to be completely destroyed and gone, today stands firm, resolute and unwavering.
03:51They are consistently compelled to maintain a significant distance of 200 to 300 kilometers from this very naval power.
03:59But here's the thing. It's not entirely without basis.
04:04Iran's naval forces aren't a single entity.
04:06They're split between two very different structures.
04:10You have the IRYN, the regular Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and then you have the IRGCN, the Revolutionary Guard
04:19Corps Navy, built for something entirely different.
04:22Fast attack craft, swarm tactics, mines.
04:25That second force? It's still very much operational.
04:30After the war began in late February 2026, Iran moved to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz, one of
04:37the most critical shipping lanes on Earth, carrying roughly 20% of the world's oil.
04:43Major container shipping companies, including Maersk, CMA CGM, and Hapog Lloyd, suspended all transits through the strait. Oil prices went
04:52through the roof.
04:53Then came the U.S. counterpunch. After peace talks in Islamabad collapsed on April 12, 2026, Trump declared a full
05:02U.S. naval blockade.
05:03And then, on April 20, something remarkable happened.
05:07U.S. forces fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, the MV Tosca, after it attempted to bypass
05:15the naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
05:17Marines rappled from helicopters onto its deck.
05:20Iran was furious.
05:23Iran's foreign ministry called the seizure extremely dangerous and criminal and vowed to retaliate.
05:29And then, just this week, April 22, Iran attacked at least three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, just
05:37hours after Trump extended the ceasefire.
05:39Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy seized two of those vessels, claiming maritime violations.
05:46So what about that 300-kilometer line?
05:49Is the U.S. Navy really keeping its distance out of fear?
05:52Here's the honest answer.
05:54It's complicated.
05:56Trump says the Iranian Navy is gone.
05:58Hatami says it's never been stronger.
06:01The truth?
06:02It's somewhere in between.
06:03And the Strait of Hormuz is the battlefield where that argument is being settled in real time.
06:09Hatami himself declared that the Iranian armed forces stand ready to confront any threat with firm determination, watchful eyes and
06:18ire, will and fingers on the trigger.
06:20Whether that's confidence or desperation, only the next few days will tell.
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